Mitchell Construction, that built it in the 1920s. Just a few years after the downtown stores opened, one was added on Fredericksburg Road and West French Place, says Andy Mitchell, who works for the family firm, G.W. Groceries were carted home in brown bags: You never bought more than you could carry, necessitating lots of trips to the store.” It became too heavy after canned goods were placed in it, so you put it on the oiled wooden floor to push it along with your foot, lifting it when you changed aisles. Betty Ludwig's grandmother and aunts lived on the 800 block of Nolan Street and shopped at a nearby Piggly Wiggly, which had “turnstyles on entering and woven baskets with a wide handle that you placed on your arm as you selected your items. The chain grew with the city, spreading to near-downtown and suburban neighborhoods. Patronizing the Pig could save time for shoppers, since the stores carried not only dry goods - the pantry staples of the traditional grocery trade - but fresh produce and meat, eliminating the need for separate trips to the greengrocer's or butcher's shops. Within a decade, there were nearly 40 Piggly Wigglies in San Antonio, coexisting with Red & White, Home-Ond and other similar chains. The locations were all what we would now think of as downtown: 122 W. Piggly Wiggly opened five stores during the chain's first year in San Antonio, says an advertisement in the San Antonio Express, June 8, 1920. By eliminating delivery and telephone charges (for deliveries), bad accounts and sky-blue salesmanship, it is possible to reduce prices, and the customer is given this benefit.”Īsked why he gave the chain its unusual name, says the history, Saunders replied, “So people will ask that very question.” In a self-service store, says a 1920s advertisement, “One hundred people can get what they want in the same time that it would take to wait on 10 people in any other store. Price tags, checkout stands, employee uniforms and refrigerated cases for produce were among Saunders' other revolutionary ideas for making shopping more efficient and cost-effective for customers as well as storekeepers. Its founder was Clarence Saunders, who developed the concept of the cash-and-carry, self-service store with innovations such as baskets in which shoppers could gather their own selections from open shelves, as opposed to asking a clerk for help. , the first store opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tenn. According to a corporate history at www.piggly 30, Piggly Wiggly was an early chain store franchised to independent owners. Light shields missing at display cases.Like Red & White, covered here Oct. 6-202.11 Replace broken/missing light shields. Ceiling at area above meat cutting block has dirty build up. 6-501.12 Clean facilities (floors, walls, ceilings, fixtures, etc.) as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness. Repair wall at mop service basin, has large hole in wall. 6-101.11 Provide smooth, durable, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable floors, walls, and ceilings. Clean bottoms of reach in freezer at frozen display case. 4-602.13 Clean non food contact surfaces as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of residue. Chicken boxes on floor in walk in cooler. 3-305.11 Store food at least 6 inches above the floor. Raw beef stored on top of raw chicken at display case. Feb 15, 2012ģ-307.11 Provide separation between packaged raw animal products of different species. Observed food handler washing hands at the warewashing sink. 2-301.15 Wash hands in a handwashing sink or approved automatic handwashing facility. Mold build up on the plastic curtains (WI cooler). 3-307.11 Store raw animal foods with higher required cooking temperatures below those with lower required cooking temperatures. 3-307.11 Provide separation between packaged raw and ready to eat foods. To provide food thermometer (0F to 220F). Violation descriptions and comments Aug 4, 2011Ĥ-302.12 Provide appropriate, readily accessible thermometer for verifying food temperatures. Ventilation system(filters), clean, operated. Surface characteristics, indoor, outdoor: Maintained. Thermometers provided, accurate, conspicuous.įloors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment: clean. Handwashing facilities: Soap, towels/drying device, sign, use restrictions. Frequency Methods Refills.įood contamination prevented during storage, preparation, display, handling, other. Cooking surfaces, non-food contact surfaces: clean.
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